Queensland Airports Limited has recorded its busiest month ever thanks to growth at its four airports in January, including Mount Isa.
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QAL group airports on the Gold Coast and in Townsville, Mount Isa and Longreach collectively facilitated 794,433 passengers in January, outstripping the previous record of 768,719 set in December last year.
It’s an increase of more than 25,000 passengers, or 3.4 per cent on the December record, and is 4.8 per cent higher than January 2017.
QAL CEO Chris Mills said Mount Isa Airport had now recording 12 consecutive months of growth.
“While passenger numbers are below the highs of 2012, it is positive to see consistent growth for the airport which is occurring in step with general improvement in confidence and increase in resources activity in the region,” Mr Mills said.
Mount Isa had 13,145 passengers this January up 0.9% on the same time last year (13,023).
Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
